The National Union of
Agroindustry Workers (SINTRAINAGRO)
alerted the authorities last
August 22 of the existence
of terrorist groups that are
seeking to regain military
control of the region of
Urabá Antioqueño.
After condemning the
massacre of seven people in
the Indigenous community of
Currulao,
municipality of Turbo,
SINTRAINAGRO
denounced that these illegal
armed groups have
returned to the region with
the intention of
destabilizing it through
mass executions,
blackmailing, kidnappings,
and extortions directed
against the civilian
population, which has worked
so hard to promote peace and
social development.
SINTRAINAGRO
warned the National
Government that peasants
from several areas where
being told that these groups
were preparing to regain
control of the region
through violent means.
Unfortunately, no measures
have been adopted to
guarantee the safety of the
population, and to date
several massacres and
selective murders of
peasants and banana workers
have been committed.
SINTRAINAGRO
asked the National
Government to immediately
intervene to protect the
people of Urabá, as
they don’t want to continue
to be victimized by
terrorist groups who are not
interested in social
development or peace.
SINTRAINAGRO
calls on all active forces
of Urabá to unite
again, as they did in the
past, to be able to
guarantee and preserve the
social development and
respect for life that we
have fought so hard to
defend. “We can’t wait
for another massacre to be
perpetrated against a
defenseless population for
the Government to take the
necessary measures to defend
the life, dignity and
property of the citizens, as
stipulated by Colombia’s
constitution.”
The Union extends its
solidarity to the families
that have been victimized by
these terrorist acts, and
shares in the pain and
sadness that they, along
with every honest citizen of
this important Colombian
region, are feeling today.
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Junta Nacional de
SINTRAINGRO
august 27, 2007 |
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